IN PHOTOS | Sightings of November’s supermoon
Stargazers got a celestial treat with the appearance of a supermoon, the second one this year.
Massive 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico depicts the cosmos and the ‘order of the universe,’ study claims
A roughly 3,000-year-old site in Mexico was built in the shape of a cosmogram that stretches for miles, a new study suggests.
Aging and inflammation may not go hand in hand, study suggests
Declining immune responsiveness with age may be driven by changes in immune cells — not by inflammation, as previously thought.
Breakthrough study reveals how rabies virus uses few proteins to hijack cells
New antivirals and vaccines could follow the discovery by Australian researchers of strategies used by viruses to control our cells.
Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space after debris hits their return capsule
Three Chinese taikonauts — Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China’s Tiangong space station after their return
Adipose tissue stem cells show promise in treating osteoporotic vertebral fractures
An Osaka Metropolitan University team has used stem cells extracted from adipose, the body’s fatty tissue, to treat spine fractures in rats similar to those
Gut bacteria metabolize nitrogen compounds to prevent cancer-causing nitrosamines
Nitrogen metabolism of gut bacteria can provide health benefits. Specifically, gut microbes metabolize dietary nitrates and nitrites and prevent the formation of cancer-causing compounds called
PTGES3 emerges as key regulator of androgen receptor in prostate cancer
A poorly characterized protein, historically thought to be a chaperone or enzyme, may actually be a key player in prostate cancer.
Supreme Court justices sound skeptical of Trump’s tariffs
Supreme Court hears Trump’s claim of unilateral power to impose import taxes.
Mexico’s president was groped on the street. Now she’s waging a war against rampant sexual harassment.
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, is pressing charges against a man who groped her on the street and is pushing nationwide measures against widespread
Are Cardiac Calcium CT Scans Useful?
My doctor recently recommended that I get a cardiac CT calcium scan to help stratify my risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). So of course I
Did the White House make this parody MySpace page mocking Democrats over shutdown?
The page titled “MySafeSpace” appeared on the White House website as the federal government shutdown entered its second month.